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eating compulsion

an irresistible impulse leading to abnormal eating behavior. This is a primary symptom of a number of eating disorders, such as bulimia nervosa and food addictions. See also compulsive eating.

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December 26th 2024

RFT

RFT

1. abbreviation for relational frame theory.

2. abbreviation for Rod-and-Frame Test.